I admit it, I have no grand raison d’être, no time for minimalism, asceticism, or self-denial. I am a hedonist, through and through, a born romantic with a taste for the extravagant and the exotic. Also, something of a layabout, truth be told. We each have, at best, only a short stroll between cradle and… Read more »
Ten candidates are currently in the running for the two seats available in the AUSU by-election. Voting opens on Thursday, so before you vote, be sure to check in on The Voice Magazine’s website, as we’ll be running our usual quick Q&A with all the candidates so that you can get a better idea of… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Meghan Sandbeck (she/her), a Bachelor of Commerce student from Battelford, Saskatchewan, which she acknowledged as “Treaty 6 territory … the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Stoney, Nakota, and Dakota, as well as the traditional homeland of the Métis Nation.” She stated, “My major will… Read more »
Emergent within our adult lives are many facets to be proud of: kids, families, careers, car payments, mortgages. Yet, where there’s responsibility there’s also the potential for stress and strain and the pressing need to, as the saying goes, put on our big boy undies or big girl panties. Some realities of growing up apply… Read more »
Scholarship name: Retail Education Scholarships Sponsored by: Retail Council of Canada Deadline: March 30, 2023 Potential payout: up to $3000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled part- or full-time at a Canadian college or university for fall 2023; be pursuing a retail, business, or marketing/design related program; and currently working within the retail industry. What’s… Read more »
This winter’s deadly avalanches in western Canada got us digging around in the archives for the blessedly few references to those mountainside slides of snow. A vital link. Deanna Roney of BC finds out firsthand the value of a satellite communication device when her husband encounters an injured snowmobiler in the back country. “I watched… Read more »
The words meteorologist and dependable are seldom spoken in the same sentence. Most of us experience minor forecasting mishaps regularly–it sometimes rains a bit in my neighbourhood when the forecast says, “sun and cloud.” Other times I bring the raincoat only to find that it rains in parts of the city other than where I… Read more »
Ever since the release of The Fergus Report by the Ethics Commissioner, the news talk has been flooded with bylines claiming that Canada’s democracy is devolving and exaggerations about Canada “dying a little”, but with little details on the specifics of this report. The day after the report was released, I went online to hear… Read more »
The only thing that can limit us is how we think. That’s because we are going to act based on our thoughts. And while our friends in the philosophy department may study metaphysics, they will perhaps encounter the many worlds theory. This theory states that whatever we can imagine has, is, or will occur in… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »